I am not gonn put forth my opinion on this matter seein as how I am a France fan but I will indeed defend Thierry Henry for what he has done. To put it in more perspective, I’ll let some of my friends give their thoughts on this matter.

David Beckham: “I really don’t think he meant it. Whether it’s right, or whether it’s wrong, these things happen in football. Thierry is a good person and a great player. Who knows in that situation? You’re playing in a qualifier to go through to the World Cup, you don’t know what you’re doing. I’ve been involved in big games and reacted to certain things and looked back and thought I was wrong to do that.”
Zinedine Zidane: “What I just want to say is that Thierry Henry is not a cheater, even if it is a big foul and he committed it, let’s not dwell on it. I don’t think he should take more blame. It’s a fact of the game that’s certainly difficult to accept for the Irish but something that happens very often on the football field. I just want to say that’s a lot for Henry to take.”
Roger Federer: “If the referee doesn’t see it I just think it is the systems and the referee who are at fault. It has happened so many times. So many goals are given that weren’t goals. This is just one more. Is the criticism strong? That is because we are here in Britain. It doesn’t sound like that in France I think. He did apologise. People say it was only after the match, but even five seconds after the event is too late.”
Roy Keane (irish himself): “If I’d been there in the dressing room after the game, I wouldn’t be talking about the handball. I’d focus on why the defenders didn’t clear it. They should’ve cleared it. I’d be more annoyed with my defenders and my goalkeeper than Thierry Henry. How can you let the ball bounce in your six-yard box? How can you let Thierry Henry get goal-side of you? If the ball goes into the six-yard box, where the hell is my goalkeeper? These are skills and lessons you learn as a schoolboy.”
So there you have it. Thierry Henry is French. He will retire in France. HIs handball is taking France to the World Cup. In France, he has become immortalized by what he has done and what he has done was not done deliberately but in the heat of the moment in front of 81,000 fans. I am a soccer fan first an do believe in fair play but you know what sometime life’s not fair. Life can be a bitch sometimes an then you die!!! Its harsh reality but it is reality. Sorry Ireland.
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